Knockdown barrel.



E. WORTMANN.

- KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. H, 1911- r 1,261,887 PawnwdApr. 9,1918.

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KNOCKDOWN BARREL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT .17, 19H- 1 ,26 1 ,887. Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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KNoo powN BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application file dseptember 17, i917. Seria11\To. 191,821.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I; EDWARD WORTMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City,in the county of nud s and State of New Jersey, have invented a new aiidlmproved Knockdown Barrel; of which the following is a specification.''

My invention has reference to improvements in collapsible or knock-down barrels made up of sections"adaptedlto' be com pactly 'ne sted together for "packing and shipping. Primarily, my invention has for its purpose to provide an improved construction of barrel, of thegener'al type stated, in which is embodied a peculiar arranger'nent or apron of staves' having interlockableconnection whereby to secure them against individual movement in the direction or their length, and flexible bands secured to" .the staves' along their interlocking lines, whereby'the said apron j'of staves andibztndS, asia single body maybe quickly and conveniently .bent to" the round or barrelforrri.

My invention also has for its object-to provide an apron of barrel staves joined by metalbands whose'free ends have extended portions provided with interlockable elements brought into position when the barrel body is shaped up, for interlockably engaging each other and for receiving a suitable steel lock pin and by which the center portion of thebody staves are maintained in a compact, strong and rigid relation.

A further object of my invent-ion is the provision of an improved apron of assembled and interlocked set of barrel staves and including at least one metal. band that takes aroundand is rigidly attached to each stave, as a hinged joint diametrically opposite "the free or interlocking ends thereof, where- 'bythe said apron of staves may be folded 'fiatwise upon themselves with the barrel headsand other portions of the barrel struc- 'ture' held therebetween when the barrel is knocked down for being stored or shipped.

My present invention also embodies animproved means for securing and reinforcing thefheadsflor chime ends ofthebarrel'," in

T joki g ineansnes'igned l f o'r bei recesses brought into uniform horizontal alinement, and for effecting "a ositiveana practical air tight connection of the stares and with the ends of themetal bands in p0- sition for being readily brought together for receiving a locking pin or steel Inemloer.

In its more subordinate featuresQmy invention consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement "of parts, all of whichwill be hereinafter explained, specifically 'pointed 'outTin the appended claim and'illustratd in the 'accomp anying drawings,'in' which? Figure 1 is a perspective view of'a barrel embodying my invention, parts being'in section and broken away;

Fig'. 2 is a horizontal section of one end ofthe barrel, the abutting ends of the body staves being shown as brought together' and ready for being finallydra'wn up "an d' se cured by the locking elements; the m ann er of applying the locking implement b'eing l h wn} 7.: 1: a a 9' Fig; 3 ji's a fragmentary horizontal section, the meeting ends ofthe sta veq body being shown as brought to their fin al'position and the locking elements-assembled "roareceiving the lock 'pin orkey. 5 Fig. 4 is a perspective view that illustrates the apron of stavesfhereinafter referred to. l Fig. 5 is a cross section that shows the said apron folded over the barrel {heads and "the head clamping hoop and locking band.

Fig. 6 illustrates a supplemental orjfiller member hereinafter referred to.

Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of the chime end of a barrel with the filler member fapplied.

8 is a perspective view of one of the wooden ends or binder hoops and a cooperating lock ng 'band.

F595. 9 is a detail horizontal section taken n the line 99'on Fi .1. I

' 10 is ad tail section of an elevation of the lower end ofth'e barrel. In carryingout my invention, I provide l vber ltbod com os numi staves 1, each having at least one-vertically extended and laterally proj ecte'd extension 10 at one side and a corresponding vertieal r i e l ja -theethe i. myi olis i ct oii, the stayes that con- 01' inthe the the extensions 10 of the adjacent staves, as is clearly shown in Fig. 41-.

Steel strap bands 2 are nailed or otherwise secured to the set of staves and a pair of the said bands 2 are applied to the staves along and over the upper and lower sets of interlocking edges, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, and since the said bands are attached to the outer side of the staves, as shown, the interlocking lines of the said staves are not visible when the barrel is set up, as shown in Fig. 1.

By providing staves with interlocking members, as stated, a barrel body of great rigidity is provided Without affecting the flexibility of the said body along the stave joints. and at the same time, it provides for holding the staves in absolute and uniform condition with their upper and lower crozing or grooves 20 in perfect alinement when the staves that form the barrel body are drawn into barrel form; and furthermore, by connecting the series or apron of staves with each other and with their bands 2, as shown and described, the staves can be almost instantly shaped up into the barrel body and ready for being locked to such position with the crozing or grooves '20 at each end held in perfect shape for receiving the bevel edges of the barrel heads l.

Each band 2 has its free ends extended to overlap each other, when the barrel staves are tightly drawn together, in the manner presently explained, and one of the said ends has a fixedly held inwardly projected vrivet-like lug 30 formed with an aperture 30 and adapted for being pressed inwardly through an aperture 81 in the other end 32 of the band, the barrel stave over which the said interlocking ends of the band meet being recessed as at w to provide for easily applying a seal wire or pin 33, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

After assembling the series of staves to form the barrel body, a combined reinforce and binder hoop is applied to one end of the barrel. In my construction of knock-down barrel, the said reinforce or binder consists of a wooden hoop strip 5 to which is fixedly attached, on the outside thereof, a metal strap band 6, the ends of which project beyond the hoop strip 5 to overlap each other when the hoop strip 5 is applied for interlockably engaging, as will presently appear.

In applying the wooden and strap band hoop 5 and 6, it is extended around one end of the barrel between strap metal guides 7 having upper and lower keepers 7070,

nailed or otherwise secured to some of the staves 1, and when carried around the said end of the barrel between the guides, as

stated, the said hoop and band members 5 and 6 are brought togetherin the manner clearly shown in Figs 2 and 3, by reference the band 6 has a horizontally elongated slot 50 and the other end has a round aperture 51 and the member that has the elongated slot 50 also has an inwardly projected fixedly held apertured rivet or stud 52 adapted for being pressed through the aperture 51 in the opposing'end when the two ends are drawn over each other, which in practice is effected by a suitable implement 8 consisting of a handle and a rod 80, the latter being adapted for being pushed through the elongated slot 50 to engage with the aperture 51 in the other or overlapped end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2, it being understood that when the implement 8 has been thus applied by edecting a leverage pull in the direction of the arrow y in Fig. 2, the staves are drawn tightly together and the band ends are so overlapped that the lock stud 52 is in position (see Fig. 2) for being pressed inwardly through the aperture 51 in the other end of the band and for receiving a locking or sealing pin 9, it being understood when the parts are thus positioned, the implement 8 can be readily pulled away.

It will also be noticed, by referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the band member 6, the opposite ends that extend beyond the ends of the wooden hoops 5 and the locking aperture 51 and locking studs 52, are relatively so arranged that when the parts are drawn together to lock the overlapping ends of the band 6, the adjacent ends of the wooden hoops 5 remain separated to form a vertical slotway 55 that extends the full width of the hoop and forms a recess into which the look ing lug 52 is received, see Fig. 3, the said slotway 55 also forming a convenient-guideway for entering the seal or locking wire 32 through the aperture of the locking lug 52.

Furthermore, by forming the adjacent ends or the wooden and metal hoops and bands 5 and 6. as stated'and shown, the overlapping ends of the metal band present a substantially smooth finish and with the locking element so protected, that danger of the said locking element accidentally separating, as would be the case if the said locking element was projected outside instead of inside the band ends and between the separated ends of the wooden hoop) is overcome. Y Substantially the same protection for the seal or looking wire afl'orded by the arrangement of the connectible'parts shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is provided for the interlockable ends of the bands 22 by forming the outer face of the stave with'reccsses that extend ing bolt 30 and for passing the tie or locking wire downin-to the space a? and through the aperture 38 in the said bolt, as shown.

After applying the first wooden hoop 5 and before locking the same, as stated, the head 4, at that end, is applied, its chamfered or beveled rim readily slipping into and interlockably engaging with the crozing of the barrel stave.

After the first head has been applied, as stated, the other head 4 may be readily applied to the other end of the barrel and secured by applying the hoop and band device 5 and 6, at that end, in the same manner that the band and hoop 5 and 6 were applied to the other.

After use, should the chime ends of the barrel tend to spread, a tight closure of the meeting ends of the staves and for holding the stave ends tightly up to the chamfered edge of the heads, is effected by placing one or more fillers between the hoop 5 and the chime end of the barrel, see Fig. 7.

The filler shown in detail Fig. 6 includes a wooden hoop strip 14 and a plurality of bendable metal strips 15 attached to the said strip 14 with the ends projected to turn over the upper and lower edges of the hoop 5 to hold the filler in place, when the same is applied as shown in the aforesaid Fi 7. 7

By reason of joining the staves that constitute the barrel body in an apron-like shape, as stated, connectin each individual stave to the metal strap oands 2, formed of two parts hinged together as shown, when the barrel is mocked down forshipping or storing, the stave formed apron will extend flatwise its length and b" reason of the hinged connection of the band sections 3, the said apron can be folded back upon itself and over the heads 4 and the members 5 and 6 in such shape for being easily crated in a manner that the parts that constitute the barrel may be shipped or stored in a substantial fiatwise condition. I

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construction and the manner in which the parts that constitute my improved barrel may be readily assembled and knocked down for packing will be readily understood.

It will be noticed in my construction of barrel, the staves are uniform in size and shape and by reason thereof in case any of the staves should break they may be easily replaced by others.

While for finish and stability, I have shown the upper and lower inders as composed of a wooden hoop 5 and a strap band 6, I do not restrict myself to making the end binders of wood and metal, as stated and shown, since for some forms of barrels, the metal band 6 alone would. sufiice.

What I claim is:

In a barrel of the character stated and in which is included a body portion composed of an apron of staves whose upper ends have crozing grooves and heads having chamfered rims for engaging the crozing grooves; of binders for the upper and lower ends of the barrel body, each binder consisting of a split wooden hoop and a metal band attached to the hoop, the said band having its ends extended beyond the wooden hoop ends, one end of the band having a pulling slot and an apertured inwardly projected locking lug, the other end of the metal band having an aperture for the passage therethrough of the apertured locking plug, the said projected ends of'the metal band. the wooden hoop and the lockins; lug and the locking aperture being relatively so arranged, whereby when the binder is drawn tight, the meeting ends of the wooden hoop remain separated to form a vertical recess back of the metal hoop and in line with the locking lug when moved into interlocked engagement whereby to provide for slipping a sealing wirethrough the inner projected end of the locking lug.

EDWARD WORTMANN.

Washington, D. 0. 

